From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 13 06:35:53 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA19827 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 13 Sep 1996 06:35:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from destrier.acsu.buffalo.edu (destrier.acsu.buffalo.edu [128.205.7.21]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA19821 for ; Fri, 13 Sep 1996 06:35:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (cjm2@localhost) by destrier.acsu.buffalo.edu (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA14881; Fri, 13 Sep 1996 09:35:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 09:35:13 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christopher J. Michaels" To: Tim Beard cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trident video and X windows In-Reply-To: <3238AA06.1024@datarecall.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Tim, Try the latest beta 3.1.2G, it has added support for Trident cards. I know from 1st hand experience. Get it at ftp.XFree86.org On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Tim Beard wrote: > I have FreeBSD 2.1.5 installed. I have tried to configure xwindows every > way I can think, and I still have had no luck running it. I have a > Trident 8900 D video card that doesnt seem to be supported. I have read > all the FAQ's and manuals at the XFree86 web site, and have come across > nothing. Here are the symptoms. > > When I run X the program starts to load, and then the screen blanks. I > have to do a hard reboot to restart. > > My monitor is a Magitronic SVGA. I have even entered the settings > manually from the monitor book. I have tried vga, svga. I have tried the > Trident 8900 generic chipset driver, the generic vga driver. I even put > in a manual clock line that I found from the xfree86 web site. > > Thanks in advance. HEEEEELLLLLPPPPP!!!!! > -- > Tim Beard > Data Recall, LLC > (409) 832-4046 > timbeard@datarecall.com > -Christopher Michaels Student Consultant:645-3542 *************************************************************************** * E-Mail: cjm2@acsu.buffalo.edu * * Homepage: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~cjm2 * ***************************************************************************